Canals
Published on 20. October 2023
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-1-4878-1101-3 (ISBN)
Description
The five thousand years long magnificent history of China has made the Chinese an intelligent people that created many great world-renowned projects. Some of them survived thousands of years of changes and still benefit us today. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) is an ancient canal with the longest course and largest construction scale in the world. It is also the world's oldest canal. Canals mainly illustrates the complete development process of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal from the Sui Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty. The book also shows how the canal's completion created tremendous convenience in transportation and great changes for local residents by depicting the prosperous cities along the canal.
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Series
Language
English
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Second Grade, Interest Age: From 5 to 7 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 257 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4878-1101-3 (9781487811013)
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Person
Li Chaodong, born in 1963, graduated from the Department of History of East China Normal University. He is a famous education publisher in China. He has edited and published more than 50 sets of books. He has won the title of " National Leading Talent in Press and Publication" and " China's Annual Publication Figure."